View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by UIN (Universitas Islam Negeri) Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta:... Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat: Media Pemikiran dan Dakwah Pembangunan ISSN: 2580-863X (p); 2597-7768 (e); Vol. 1, no. 1 (2017), hal. 37-62, doi: 10.14421/jpm.2017.011-03 http://ejournal.uin-suka.ac.id/dakwah/jpmi/index Islam Progresif dalam Gerakan Sosial Dawam Rahardjo (1942-2016) Ahmad Dafit Institute for Development and Society (InDeso) Yogyakarta Email:
[email protected] Abstract. The phenomenon of poverty and injustice that continues until now, making a lot of Muslim figure to think again about Islamic thought. The Indonesian Islamic figure, one of the serious discussions of this issue is M. Dawam Rahardjo—for instance, we called Dawam. Based on the problem, this study focuses on the concept of thinking and implementation of Progressive Islam Dawam by reviewing, analyze, and discussing his work with a historical- sociological approach. This research is descriptive-analytical with qualitative method which is reinforced through in-depth interview. The results show that Dawam’s thought is part of Progressive Islam. He accepted the reality of the modern world, such as pluralism, liberalism, and secularism, then embraced all three in the strengthening of religiousity in society. Dawam is one of the Islamic leaders who have contributed to social change. Implementation can be seen from various works that concern on Islamic renewal and community empowerment. His attitude and behavior can be seen in the institutions he leads—LSAF (Lembaga Studi Agama dan Filsafat) and LP3ES (Lembaga Penelitian, Pendidikan dan Penerangan Ekonomi dan Sosial).